The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.4° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 5AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
380
388
414
354
347
287
295
300
283
243
249
202
197
208
122
122
122
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:22AM0.96m
4:08PM1.71m
4:39AM1.09m
5:05PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.51m
8:57AM0.39m
11:02PM0.41m
10:15AM0.35m
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
21
23
21
20
19
19
18
18
22
22
21
18
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
17
18
22
20
20
16
17
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